Vokoun, Panthers beat Bruins 1-0 in shootout
Tomas Vokoun stopped 40 shots for his third shutout of the season, and Cory Stillman scored in a shootout to give the Florida Panthers a 1-0 victory over the Boston Bruins in the NHL on Thursday. Boston's Tim Thomas made 23 saves in regulation and overtime to extend his shutout streak to 172 minutes, 28 seconds. He stopped the first three Florida attempts in the shootout, but Stillman beat him on the glove side to end it. Flyers 5, Senators 1 At Philadelphia, Ray Emery made 22 saves in his first start against his former team, and Danny Briere scored twice to help Philadelphia beat Ottawa. Blair Betts, James Van Riemsdyk and Darroll Powe also scored for the Flyers in their fifth straight victory. Mike Fisher scored for Ottawa. Emery was cut loose by Ottawa in 2008, the year after he led the Senators to the Stanley Cup finals. He played in Russia last season. Thrashers 5, Rangers 3 At New York, Ilya Kovalchuk had a goal and two assists in his first game back from a foot injury, and Rich Peverley also had a goal and two assists for Atlanta. Kovalchuk missed the previous six games. Evander Kane added a goal and assist, and Colby Armstrong and Maxim Afinogenov also scored in Atlanta's fourth win in six games. Artem Anisimov, Marian Gaborik and Brian Boyle scored for New York.
